Solid State Logic ORIGIN Manuel utilisateur

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ORIGIN

User Guide

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January 2020

Revision History

Revision V1.0, January 2020 - Initial Release

About ORIGIN

ORIGIN takes a fresh look at what a large format console needs to do to work in harmony with a modern DAW-driven production

studio. The functional design looks back at the ‘ORIGIN’ of in-line consoles for signal ow inspiration, but its circuits are at the

cutting edge of SSL’s latest analogue developments. These new analogue designs deliver huge dynamic range and bandwidth

yet still have the characterful, pleasing qualities of space and depth that analogue audio breathes on digital audio.

ORIGIN’s simple signal ow and layout make it easy to understand and use, while powerful features such as channel direct outputs,

a fully balanced electronic architecture and precision bargraph meters make it a perfect partner for the highest quality convertors

and DAWs in the most professional production applications.

A unique and innovative modular centre section allows ORIGIN to adapt to different applications and priorities, whether being used

as a purely tracking console with additional boutique analogue additions to the 19” rack centre section, or a very digital/analogue

hybrid approach with screens and controllers easily reached from the centre of the console.

ORIGIN offers engineers and producers the tools required for everything from large-scale tracking to hybrid mix down session.

Taking sustainability, ergonomics, modern gain-staging and communication requirements into consideration, ORIGIN offers a

reassuringly familiar Master Control feature-set with some ahead-of-the-curve functionality.

Contents

ORIGIN User Guide

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Unpacking and Installation 2

Safety Notices 2

Dimensions 2

ORIGIN Channel Strip 3

Channel Strip Overview 3

Detailed Channel Description 4

SuperAnalogue PureDrive™ CHAN (Channel) Pre-Amp input 4

MON (Monitor) Input 5

Input Metering 6

Channel DIRECT OUT 6

Stereo Cue Sends 7

Mono Auxilliary (Aux) Sends 7

Parametric EQ and High Pass Filter (HPF) 8

ORIGIN 9

Path Block Diagram 9

ORIGIN EQ Curves 10

ORIGIN 11

Path Block Diagram 11

BUSES (LF or SF Path routing to Track Buses) 12

Small Fader (SF) Section 14

Small Fader (SF) 14

SF PAN 14

SF FROM LF 14

0dB 14

Small Fader Insert 14

Insert In (INS IN) and Insert Pre (INS PRE) 14

SF TO MIX 14

SOLO and CUT 14

Large Fader (LF) Section 15

Large Fader (LF) 15

LF PAN 15

Large Fader Insert 15

Insert In (INS IN) and Insert Pre (INS PRE) 15

LF TO MIX 15

0dB 15

SOLO and CUT 15

Stereo Groups 18

BUSES/STEREO GROUP METERS 19

MONO L and MONO R 19

BALANCE 19

0dB 19

SOLO and CUT 19

ORIGIN Master Section 20

Contents

ORIGIN User Guide

Overview 20

ORIGIN Master Section Detail 21

Stereo Returns 21

Bus Masters Trim and Routing 22

Monitoring 22

MIX BUS Fader 24

MIX BUS Insert 24

MIX BUS COMPRESSOR 24

MIX Bus Meter 25

COMMUNICATIONS 26

TALKBACK and LISTEN MIC 28

Talkback Microphone Connections (Mic and Line Inputs) 28

Listen Microphone Connections (Mic and Line Inputs) 29

CUES AND AUX MASTERS 29

AFL, PFL and the SOLO MASTER Section 30

SF SIP (Solo In Place), LF SIP, SUBGRP SIP and SOLO LINK 30

SOLO ACTIVE and SOLO CLEAR 30

PFL (Pre Fade Listen) 30

SOLO LEVEL 30

IN FRONT BALANCE 30

RED LIGHT 31

METERS Section 31

MIX METER FOLLOW MON SOURCE 31

PEAK MODE SELECT 31

PEAK CLEAR 31

DIM CHAN METERS and DIM BUS METERS 32

DIM MON METERS and DIM MIX METERS 32

OSCILLATOR 32

400 Hz ON and EXT IN 32

OSC LEVEL 32

TO MIX and TO BUSES 32

The MISC Section 32

SHIFT/ CLEAR ROUTE 32

Power Management Tools 33

Appendix A - ORIGIN Advanced Routing 34

Routing Terms 34

'From Channel' Routing - The typical approach for Analogue Consoles 34

Simple Channel to Bus Routing 34

Routing to Multiple Buses 34

Range Routing - more channels to more buses with less switch presses! 35

'To Bus' Routing - The other (more logical!) approach to routing 35

Simple Track Bus from Channel Routing 35

Routing from Multiple Channels 35

Range Routing 2 - more buses from more channels with less switch presses! 36

Interrogating Routing - Finding Out What Is Routed Where? 36

Where Is This Channel Routed? 36

Contents

ORIGIN User Guide

What Is Routed To This Track Bus? 36

Clearing Routes Quickly - the SHIFT switch 36

Clearing ALL Routes/Crosspoints Quickly 37

Routing LED Status Summary 37

Incremental Channel to Bus Routing 37

Latching/Momentary Key Function 37

Appendix B - Setup Functions 38

AUTO SLEEP Setup 38

ALT 3/Headphone Selection Setup 39

Automatic Incremental Routing Setup 39

Factory Setup Reset 40

To perform a Factory Reset: 40

Appendix C - Performance Specication 41

Audio Performance 41

PureDrive™ Channel Input Microphone/Line Amplier 41

Monitor Input Line Input Amplier 41

Channel Equaliser 42

Overall Channel Signal Chain Specications 42

Crosstalk 43

Overall Console Noise 43

Environmental Requirements 43

Appendix D - ORIGIN Block Diagram 44

Appendix E - Recall Sheets 45

Channel Recall Sheet 45

Master Section Recall Sheet 46

Stereo Group Recall Sheet 47

Appendix F - Suggested Patchbay Layout 48

ORIGIN User Guide

Introduction

Welcome to ORIGIN...

ORIGIN is a console that has traditional analogue ‘in-line’ studio workow at its heart and is the latest in a long heritage of large

format SSL studio mixing consoles. With the evolution of more sophisticated digital audio workstations and new hybrid approaches

to session workow, ORIGIN takes a fresh look at what an analogue console provides to complement these sophisticated tools to

make the production process fast, fun and creative.

While ORIGIN has a familiar surface, its design makes it adaptable for many different production scenarios. The 19” rack based

‘modular’ centre section allows the console to adapt to different control priorities and adds space for custom outboard processing.

For example, the addition of a 500 series rack provides a way to accommodate exible analogue processing from a number of

manufacturers, the ability to move the centre section allows for workstation controllers to be centrally located, even the 3U centre

meter panel can be moved to allow a workstation monitor to move closer to the engineer without obscuring the main meters.

SSL has invested thousands of hours of research into the sonic signatures of both analogue and digital processing in recent

years. This has resulted in new analogue designs that have found their rst showing in the acclaimed Fusion and SiX products

and which, along with a huge catalogue of proven and well-loved traditional SSL processing, have been brought together in the

design of ORIGIN.

A purely analogue design, ORIGIN represents a new benchmark in SSL’s SuperAnalogue™ performance with a unique sonic

signature while being unmistakably an SSL console;

-A new PureDrive™ mic pre inherits the clarity and purity of previous SSL Mic Pre designs that can also switch to a

warm, harmonically rich and driven tone that varies with mic pre gain when the “Drive” function is activated.

-A new mix bus and mix amp architecture delivers an amazingly low noise oor and huge headroom, along with SSL’s

latest summing bus technology that retains the classic SSL sound while bringing the breadth and space to mixes

that engineers and producers love from analogue.

-Acclaimed SSL E-Series four band parametric channel EQ.

-Classic SSL Bus Compressor with sidechain access and HP lter.

-Balanced Insert Point per Large Fader and Small Fader Channel paths.

-Dedicated Channel Direct Output make it easy to print mixes to the workstation for easy mix revisions.

-Modern circuit designs and unique power management tools deliver ultimate reliability and low running costs.

The in-line structure provides the twin paths needed for recording to and summing from a workstation with simple path routing

indication and fast push switch access to alter signal ow. The balanced insert point per fader path is perfect to insert an SSL

Sigma, adding level automation controlled directly from the DAW.

The console’s clear and simple signal ow make this an easy console to use. Simple path LED indicators show where processing

is in the signal chain, while a concise and clearly labelled master section is designed with all the tools needed to allow simple, fast

and creative session ow, plus the adaptable centre section provides great exibility for a focus on workstation control or more

pure analogue summing/recording applications.

ORIGIN brings a new SSL studio console within the reach of every large format production room budget and creates a great tool

for managing complex studio workow and maximising the efciency of modern workstation driven production processes.

Introduction

2ORIGIN User Guide

Unpacking and Installation

This manual assumes that the ORIGIN console has been unpacked, assembled, wired to peripherals such as loudspeakers and

connected to a power source. Installation information can be found in the SSL ORIGIN Installation manual, which can be found in

the ORIGIN Documents section of the SSL Website (https://www.solidstatelogic.com/)

Safety Notices

IMPORTANT: Please read the safety notice information included in the Safety Guide supplied inside the box before using ORIGIN.

Dimensions

Approx. Dimensions in mm [and feet/inches] are shown in

these diagrams.

Other specs are:

Approximate Weight:

330lb / 150kg including optional legs

Approximate Power Consumption:

Typically <900 Watts, 1200 Watts maximum when on

Typically <40 Watts when in standby/sleep.

1420 [4'-7 7/8"]

1781 [5'-10 1/8"]

1869 [6'-1 5/8"]

1819 [5'-11 5/8"]

984 [3'-2 3/4"]

540 [1'-9 1/4"]

735 [2'-5"]

1078 [3'-6 3/8"]

472 [1'-6 5/8"]

337 [1'-1 1/4"]

96 [3 3/4"]

8 [3/8"]

ADJUSTABLE

1069 [3'-6 1/8"]

ORIGIN User Guide

Console Overview

ORIGIN Channel Strip

Channel Strip Overview

An overview of the ORIGIN Channel Strip features.

Section descriptions are in the following pages.

Channel Input typically feeds Small Fader Path for

recording, with versatile switchable Mic/Line pre-amp

featuring up to 70 dB of Gain, 48 V and Polarity Invert.

Drive provides a way to change the ultra clean linear pre-

amp to one with gentle warmth from harmonic distortion

and transient compression artefacts. Large Fader (LF)/

Small Fader (SF) Path indicator and ip switch allows use

of Drive circuit for Mixdown through Large Faders.

Line Level Monitor Input with Gain Trim, typically feeds

the Large Fader and is used with discrete DAW feeds

for analogue summing or record signal monitoring. The

Path Flip switch allows the Monitor Input to feed the

Small Fader.

Channel Direct Output provides the cleanest record path

to the recorder and frees track buses for more creative

use. It also provides a simple way to record post fader

paths to a DAW to 'print' Mix Stems.

The Pre Fader selection and LF/SF Path indicator/ip

switch allow for versatile path source selection.

Two Stereo Cue feeds (A and B), with Level Control and

Pan. Typically sent pre Large Fader to provide foldback

mixes that follow the control room Large Fader monitor

mix, the SF switch sources the feed from Small Fader

and Post Fader feed option allow use as additional

Stereo FX sends. Four Mono Aux buses with Level control provides a

simple way to feed mixes to external effects or create

mono parallel mixes for additional bus needs. SF switch

to source Aux from Small Fader path and Pre Fader feed

option for creating mono foldback sends.

18 dB/oct High Pass Filter (HPF) sweeps from 10 Hz

to 400 Hz with IN switch and LF/SF Path indicator/ip

switch.

SSL E-Series ‘242’ EQ circuit

Four Band Parametric EQ with variable Cut/Boost per

band.

HF and LF bands have Bell switches to change from

shelving curves to bell curves for additional EQ sculpting.

HMF and LMF bands have separate Q controls to adjust

bell curve bandwidth in addition to gain and frequency.

IN switch for true circuit bypass.

LF/SF Path indicator/ip to switch path for the EQ.

Compact and sophisticated BUS/Channel Routing

ROUTE switch activates routing.

Blue LED indicates if channel routed to bus.

FOLLOW PATH PAN allows stereo odd/even bus

panning.

LF/SF Path indicator/ip switch.

OVERLOAD LED illuminates when Large or Small fader

paths within 3 dB of either path's clipping point monitored

pre Large and Small Fader, post processing.

Small Fader (SF) controls.

60mm high quality audio fader.

SF Pan with centre detent.

SF from LF sources feed from Large Fader.

0 dB switch bypasses fader to set unity gain.

INS IN switch SF Insert into Small Fader path.

INS PRE switches SF Insert pre fader.

SF TO MIX routes the Small Fader path to the MIX BUS.

SOLO and CUT for Small Fader path.

Large Fader (LF) controls.

100 mm high quality audio fader (not shown).

LF Pan with centre detent.

0 dB switch (not shown) bypasses fader to set unity gain.

INS IN switch LF Insert into Large Fader path.

INS PRE switches LF Insert pre fader.

LF TO MIX routes the Large Fader path to the MIX BUS.

SOLO and CUT for Large Fader path (not shown).

ORIGIN User Guide

Detailed Channel Description

SuperAnalogue PureDrive™ CHAN (Channel) Pre-Amp input

ORIGIN’s pre-amp is a new wide gain range, ultra low noise SuperAnalogue design that provides both Line and Mic level

amplication by using a LINE gain range and input source switch to cover a wide range of source signals and levels.

The channel microphone input is via an XLR input on the rear of the console behind

the associated Channel strip. The line level channel input is via a DB-25 connector

also mounted on the rear of the console. Typically these inputs will be wired to a

Patchbay (see Appendix F). The XLR is the default source input, the source can be

switched to the DB-25 jack Line input by pressing the LINE switch on the channel.

The nominal Line Input impedance is 10 kΩ

The GAIN control adjusts either the microphone pre-amp gain (+2 dB to +70 dB),

or the Line amp gain (-12 dB to +55 dB), depending on the selected input source.

The Mic input’s nominal impedance is 1.5 kΩ and includes a øpolarity switch and

switched 48V phantom power.

DRIVE switch

The DRIVE switch signicantly changes the character of the pre-amp and how it

reacts to signal level. The default ORIGIN mic pre is a very clean, linear design which

has no distortion up to the clipping point of the channel strip (approx +27 dBu). With

the DRIVE switch pressed the pre-amp becomes reactive to signal level and gain

settings. As signal levels and gain settings increase there is an initial introduction

of 2nd harmonic distortion artefacts, then at higher signal levels/gain settings this

adds increasingly more 3rd harmonic distortion components up to the clipping point.

These effects also introduce some compression to transient signals.

The DRIVE feature is evolved from SSL's acclaimed VHD™ (Variable Harmonic Drive) circuits. These are found in a range of SSL

products from our 1U mic pre's to our largest production consoles.

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